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§385a Irrigation projects; deposit of assessments as trust fund; disposition of fund

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - IRRIGATION OF ALLOTTED LANDS › § 385a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Put fees from water users on Indian irrigation projects into the Treasury as a trust to fund upkeep, effective August 7, 1946.

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Title 25, §385a

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Effective August 7, 1946, collections made from water users on each Indian irrigation project on account of assessments levied to meet the cost of operating and maintaining such project shall be deposited into the Treasury for credit to a trust-fund account pursuant to section 1321 of title 31, and shall be available for expenditure in carrying out the purposes for which collected.

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Editorial Notes

Codification “Section 1321 of title 31” substituted in text for “section 20 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934 (48 Stat. 1227) [31 U.S.C. 725s]” on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance. Section was formerly classified to section 725s–1 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 385a

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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